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23/07/2031
EOD Running: AI Actions
Josh Apted vs Kyle Samuel

Boxing Daily Report from the AI UK-Central England promoted show at Midland Hotel, Manchester,  taking place on 18/10/2025:

There are a few empty seats out here tonight, but this is a respectable turnout for the show.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the British-Central England Flyweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 10 round matchup are Josh Apted (4 - 3) who hails from Northampton, UK and Kyle Samuel(10 - 6 - 1) from Birmingham, UK.  Apted weighed in at 112 pounds, while Samuel weighed in at 111 pounds and 11 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Gareth Baldy, and the three ringside judges are Arran Roose, Robert Goff and Ian Lowery.  

Round 1: 

Apted lands a left hook to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Apted forces Samuel to retreat into a corner.  Apted lands a left uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Apted sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a ramrod jab.  
Apted quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Samuel throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Apted drives a right uppercut into Samuel's body.  
Apted drives a left hook into Samuel's body.  Apted ties up his opponent.  Apted is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
Apted is on target with a stinging jab.  
Apted advances into close range and attempts to land a left hook, but Samuel slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Apted is looking to close the distance.  Samuel pivots to the left of his opponent.  Samuel throws a left uppercut, but Apted clinches his opponent.  Apted pushes his forearm into Samuel's face.  The referee breaks the clinch and warns Apted to stop fouling.  
Apted lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Apted advances into close range and lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Apted digs in a right hook to Samuel's ribcage.  
Apted closes the distance and throws a left uppercut, but his opponent avoids the shot.  Apted ties up his opponent.  Samuel tries to make the space to throw a hook, but hits Apted behind the head. Apted throws a hook within the clinch but hits his opponent behind the head. The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Apted hits home with a left uppercut.  
Apted manages to force Samuel onto the ropes.  Apted is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Apted is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Apted finds the target with a jab.  
Apted gets on the inside.  Apted sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Apted lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  Apted ties up his opponent.  Apted leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref calls break and the two fighters separate.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Samuel's trainer is telling his fighter to increase his workrate.  

Round 1 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 10                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Apted attempts to land a left hook, but Samuel blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Samuel is on target with a right hook.  
Apted advances into close range and hits home with a left hook.  
Apted digs in a left hook to Samuel's ribs.  
Apted steps inside and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Apted lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Apted sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Samuel throws a right hook, but his opponent parries the shot.  Apted clinches his opponent.  Apted pushes his forearm into Samuel's face.  The referee separates the two fighters and warns Apted.  
Samuel steps inside.  Apted is on target with a right hook to Samuel's body.  
Samuel pivots to the side of his opponent.  Samuel throws a right hook, but Apted clinches his opponent.  Apted leans on his opponent trying to wear him down. The ref breaks Apted's hold and signals for the fight to continue.  
Apted lands two right hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Samuel connects with a right uppercut.  Samuel attempts to land a left uppercut, but Apted blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Samuel connects with a right hook.  
Apted lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Samuel's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Samuel's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Samuel's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 2 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 14                            
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 25                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Apted lands a left uppercut to the body, and then to the head.  Apted throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Apted hits home with a right uppercut.  
Apted hits home with a right hook.  
Apted drives a right uppercut into Samuel's body.  
Apted quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a left uppercut to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Apted drives a right hook into Samuel's body.  
Apted lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left uppercut to the head.  
Apted drives a right hook into his opponents ribcage.  
Apted digs in a right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Apted lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Apted steps inside and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Apted drives a right hook into Samuel's body.  
Apted gets on the inside.  Samuel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Apted digs in a left hook to Samuel's body.  
Apted manages to force Samuel into the corner.  Apted lands a left uppercut to the body, a right uppercut to the body and a left hook to the head.  


Round 3 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 31                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 12                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Apted lands a right hook to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to Samuel's body.  
Apted lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Apted lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  
Apted advances into close range and is on target with a right hook to Samuel's ribcage.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to Samuel's body.  
Apted lands a right uppercut followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Apted gets on the inside.  Apted pivots to the right of his opponent and hits home with a left hook.  
Apted drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
Apted lands with a spiteful jab.  
Apted drives a left hook into Samuel's ribs.  
Apted advances into close range.  Samuel throws a right hook, but Apted ties up his opponent.  Samuel is using his forearm in the clinch.  The ref breaks the clinch and signals for the action to continue.  
Apted lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Apted manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Apted is on target with a right hook to Samuel's ribs.  
Apted closes the distance and digs in a right hook to his opponents body.  


Round 4 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 25                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Apted lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Apted closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Apted lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Apted lands a right uppercut followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Apted lands a left hook to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Apted drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Apted steps inside and is on target with a left hook to his opponents liver.  
Apted drives a right hook into Samuel's body.  
Apted is on target with a cross.  
Apted closes the distance and is on target with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Apted forces Samuel to retreat into the corner.  Apted is on target with a left hook.  
Apted lands with a spiteful jab.  
Apted steps inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  


Round 5 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 9                             

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 11                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Samuel drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Apted advances into close range and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Samuel steps inside.  Apted lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Apted lands a right hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the head.  
Apted lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Apted lands a left uppercut, left hook and a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Apted throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Samuel tries to land a right hook, but Apted sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Apted is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Apted manouvers his opponent into the corner.  Samuel wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Apted dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Apted is on target with a right uppercut.  
Apted is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Apted is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Apted gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Samuel's body.  
Apted closes the distance and cuts off the ring, trapping Samuel in a corner.  Apted drives a right hook into Samuel's body.  Apted holds on to his opponent.  Apted hits his opponent with a kidney shot within the clinch. 
Apted is on target with a right hook to Samuel's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 37                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Body Shots Landed: 16                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 7: 

Apted steps inside and lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Apted lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Apted lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  Apted ties up his opponent.  Apted leans on his opponent using all his weight. Samuel pushes his forearm into Apted's face.  The ref halts the action and breaks the clinch.  He lectures Samuel about fouling.  
Apted lands a left hook to the body, a left hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  
Apted cuts off the ring, trapping Samuel on the ropes.  Apted sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Samuel attempts to land a right hook, but Apted sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Apted throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Apted quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and digs in a right hook to Samuel's ribcage.  
Apted is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook.  
Apted lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Apted is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Samuel steps inside.  Apted lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Samuel forces Apted to retreat onto the ropes.  Apted lands with a stiff jab.  
Apted connects with a right hook.  
Apted lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  


Round 7 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 22                            
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 8: 

Apted lands a left hook to the head followed by two right hook's to the body.  
Apted drives a left hook into Samuel's body.  
Apted lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Apted connects with a right hook.  
Apted lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Apted pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Apted drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Apted steps inside and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Apted sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Samuel drives a right hook into Apted's body.  
Apted gets on the inside.  Samuel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Apted lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
As Apted tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Samuel dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Samuel closes the distance.  Apted lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Apted advances into close range and lands a left uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  


Round 8 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 7                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 13                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 9: 

Apted pivots to the left of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Apted quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and drives a left hook into Samuel's body.  
Apted is on target with a ramrod jab.  
Samuel is looking to close the distance and manouvers Apted into a neutral corner.  Apted is on target with a left uppercut.  
Samuel is looking to close the distance.  Apted is on target with a left hook.  
Apted steps inside and drives a left hook into Samuel's body.  
Apted drives a left uppercut into Samuel's body.  
Samuel lands a right hook.  


Round 9 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 8                             
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 10: 

Apted walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Apted drives a left uppercut into his opponents ribs.  
Apted is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Samuel quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Apted digs in a right hook to Samuel's body.  
Apted lands a right uppercut to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Samuel advances into close range and attempts to land a left hook, but Apted slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Apted closes the distance and digs in a left uppercut to Samuel's body.  
Samuel connects with a right hook.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Apted is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Apted attempts to land a left hook, but Samuel parries the shot and counters with a cross.  
Samuel tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Apted lands a cross.  
Apted drives a left hook into Samuel's ribs.  
Apted closes the distance and lands a left uppercut to the body, a right hook to the head and a right hook to the body.  


Round 10 Statistics
Apted: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 16                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 10                            

Samuel: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 9 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 10 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 100 - 90  100 - 90  100 - 90

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Northampton, UK.... Josh Apted

Fight Statistics
Apted: 
Total Punches Thrown: 317                           
Total Punches Landed: 185                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 149                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 75                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 168                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 110                           
Total Power Shots Thrown: 289                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 177                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 28                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8                             

Samuel: 
Total Punches Thrown: 172                           
Total Punches Landed: 15                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 150                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 2                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 151                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 21                            
Total Jabs Landed: 2